CVE-2018-17407

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    CVE-2018-17407

    Published: 23 Sept 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299, https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c

    Affected versions

    texlive-2018.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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